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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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